The pinnacle of the Flemish school of composers which dominated Europe for 150 years, Lassus produced an enormous number of works (over 2,000) which are equally remarkable for their diversity. Unlike his contemporaries Palestrina and Victoria, Lassus was the complete cosmopolitan of 16th-century music ready to adapt himself to various styles and languages; and today's programme contrasts some of his French and Italian songs with settings of Lessons from the Book of Job: records